Now More Than 2-Million COVID Cases In Florida. Are Unmasked Restaurant Workers Contributing To Spread? BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — It is another bad report from the Florida Department of Health. (News app readers access our full report here). The positivity rate for the […]
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Mask Issues Follow Multiple Violations Cited By State of Florida BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Restaurants want you to believe that they’re safe and following CDC guidelines, but if you’re heading to Salt 7 in Delray Beach, note that mask compliance appears to be […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Florida Department of Health just reported a massive increase in new COVID-19 cases. (News App readers access the full story here). The state added 7,886 cases on Wednesday. That is the highest new case count in at least […]
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Boca Raton Community High, Don Estridge High Tech Middle, Jupiter High Among Highest Case Counts. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — COVID-19 is again on the rise in the Palm Beach County School District, with at least 160 cases recorded over the past several days. […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida is starting April the way it ended March, with the Florida Department of Health reporting the second highest new COVID-19 case number from the past 30 days. (News App readers access our full report here). On April 1st, […]
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Executive Order Prohibits Businesses From Requiring “Vaccine Passports,” or Proof Of Vaccine, To Enter. BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — In a move that takes his anti-science standards to a new low, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed an executive order prohibiting “Vaccine Passports” in […]
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Nearly 2.1 Million Infected In Florida BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The number of new COVID-19 cases logged on March 31st reveals a significant jump from the day before, and is only topped by numbers reported on March 1st. The Florida Department of Health […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — KINSA, the company behind the famed “HealthWeather” map, just raised Palm Beach County to “High Risk” for COVID-19 transmission. Palm Beach County hasn’t been in the “high risk” category for several weeks. According to KINSA, “Higher risk groups should […]
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Class Action Lawsuit Focuses On FAU Fees Assessed During 2020. BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida Atlantic University and its Board of Trustees are facing a class action lawsuit over fees assessed during 2020 — a year marked by little on-campus activity […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District crossed the 3,000 COVID-19 case mark early this morning, reporting 3,005 COVID-19 cases since late September. At least 1,753 students are reported a positive test for COVID, 1,252 employees. The 3,000 mark is […]
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Spring Breakers, More Maskless, Bad Results BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The number of new COVID-19 infections in Florida continues to rise, amidst a background of spring breakers and a visual increase in the number of people not wearing masks. The Florida Department of […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The number of people hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of COVID-19 in Palm Beach County is rising again. After a welcome drop into the mid 100s, the early Tuesday morning count in Palm Beach County is now 200, according […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Palm Beach County School District says it is not giving in to what many have called the politically-motivated CDC announcement approving a “three foot social distance” for school children, instead of six feet. This letter was just transmitted […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is again lowering the age requirement for those seeking access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Effective Monday, March 22, Floridians age 50 and up will qualify for the vaccine. If you are as young as 50 […]
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BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2021 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — To quote Whitesnake, here we go again. The Florida Department of Health reports that the state just recored its highest number of new COVID-19 infections since March 4th, logging 6,044 new cases on Wednesday. That continues the latest upward […]
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